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sat⋅u⋅rat⋅ed

  [sach-uh-rey-tid]
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–adjective
1. soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
2. (of colors) of maximum chroma or purity; of the highest intensity of hue; free from admixture of white.
3. Chemistry.
a. (of a solution) containing the maximum amount of solute capable of being dissolved under given conditions.
b. (of an organic compound) containing no double or triple bonds; having each single bond attached to an atom or group.
c. (of an inorganic compound) having no free valence electrons.
Origin:
1660–70; saturate + -ed 2

sat⋅u⋅rate

  [v. sach-uh-reyt; adj., n. sach-er-it, -uh-reyt] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
2. to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.
3. to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.
4. to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.
5. to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.
6. to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become saturated.
–adjective
8. saturated.
–noun
9. a saturated fat or fatty acid.
Origin:
1530–40; < L saturātus (ptp. of saturāre to fill), equiv. to satur- full, well-fed (see sad ) + -ātus -ate 1

Synonyms:
3. See wet.
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sat·u·rate   (sāch'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates
  1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.
  2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
  3. Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.
adj.   (-rĭt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj., sat'u·ra'tor n.
sat·u·rat·ed   (sāch'ə-rā'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Unable to hold or contain more; full.
  2. Soaked with moisture; drenched.
  3. Chemistry
    1. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
    2. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and only single bonds between the carbon atoms.
  4. Geology Of or relating to minerals that can crystallize from magmas even in the presence of excess silica.
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Saturated

Sat"u*ra`ted\, a. 1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.

2. (Chem.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated.

Note: A saturated compound may exchange certain ingredients for others, but can not take on more without such exchange.

Saturated color (Optics), a color not diluted with white; a pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.
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Main Entry: sat·u·rat·ed
Pronunciation: 'sach-&-"rAt-&d
Function: adjective
1 : being a solution that is unable toabsorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure
2 : being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms
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saturated adj.

  1. Unable to hold or contain more; full.
  2. Soaked with moisture; drenched.
  3. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
  4. Having all available valence bonds filled. Used especially of organic compounds.

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saturated   (sāch'ə-rā'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. Relating to an organic compound in which all the carbon atoms are joined by single bonds and therefore cannot be combined with any additional atoms or radicals. Propane and cyclopentane are examples of saturated hydrocarbons. Compare unsaturated.
  2. Relating to a solution that is unable to dissolve more of a solute.
  3. Containing as much water vapor as is possible at a given temperature. Air that is saturated has a relative humidity of 100 percent.

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